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Constitution Test Part 1
Question or Hint
Answer or Word
- Congress is the _________ branch of the US government. legislative (wrong answers: judicial, executive)
- What are the two parts that make up congress?
- Which of these is NOT a difference between the two parts of congress? One makes laws for the federal government, the other makes laws for the states. (wrong answers: One is elected for 6 years, one for 2 years., One represents the people, one represents the state governments., One has power to impeach, while the other does not., In one, every state gets the same amount of members, while in the other, bigger states get more members than smaller states.)
- Which of the following is NOT a power given to Congress by the constitution? To set up an educational system within each state. (wrong answers: To make laws that regulate commerce (trade and business) between states., To make laws that regulate commerce (trade and business) with other nations., To establish an army and navy, To punish pirates., To coin currency., To declare war.)
- Who is the head of the executive branch? The president. (wrong answers: The chief justice., The secretary of state., Congress.)
- Which best describes the president's military role? He is commander in chief, making him head over all the armed forces. (wrong answers: He is admiral in chief, making him head of the navy, but not the army., He has emergency powers over the military., He is general in chief, giving him command over the army., He has as much (or as little) military power as congress allows him.)
- What is the most important part of the judicial branch? The Supreme Court. (wrong answers: The Court of Appeals., The Senate., The department of justice., The State Department.)
